nce, and a wife that is meaningless too him, he rides the general immigrant sentiment, hanging out with his own people, drinking at the same saloons, working the same tiring hours. To him, his true accomplish is starting his own business and drinking as equals with the other proprietors in the community, which is a reflection on his aspirations and his goals of what determines success. Of course he hopes for financial success as he is getting into business because "working the mill (he) gets nowhere" (Bell 60). But he has no goals for permanent change to society; he has little faith in politics and believes the mills. So when he does realize financial success through his business, it still gets him nowhere as he does not have success with his family and still deals with a lot of the same sort of temptations and squalors he suffered through as a low class mill worker. He ultimately has a downfall after meeting his economic goals, albeit temporarily, yet he had yet to realize the potential for any social or political progress.
             His daughter Mary falls in love with Mike Dobrejcak, also a steelworker like her father was at times in his life, and this generation is characterized by solid family bonds, poor steel working conditions, and increased political awareness. Although he suffered from poor working conditions and layoffs, Mike witnessed improvement. For instance, he saw the introduction of the General Superintendent who helped "the furnace and the men" become separate (Bell 166). But he still struggled, as did Mary, but their relationship shows progress in the ideals and goals of immigrants. Day to day survival becomes less important as can be seen in the differences between the Dobrejcak family and the previous generation through their interaction with Kracha. The creating of a function
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